Barcelona Metro line 2

— Line 2, also known by the names of its termini, currently Paral·lel - Pep Ventura, is a metro line in Barcelona operated by TMB, coloured purple and sometimes simply called "línia lila". It's part of the city's ATM fare-integrated transport network. As for its architecture, it's not too different from older Barcelona Metro lines when it comes to the network's trademark sobriety and lack of ornament, but is noticeably more illuminated and incorporates some more modern architectural principles —as it was built in the 1990s— and its stations feature some unique designs.

As of 2007, its termini are Paral·lel, in the Sants-Montjuïc district, and Pep Ventura, in Badalona. It's going to be extended southbound into Montjuïc and into immediacies of Plaça Espanya, with the addition of Fira 2 station, and even to the El Prat airport; and northbound further into Badalona in the new station Badalona Centre, where this line will be joined by L1 for a more extensive coverage of this municipality north of Barcelona proper.

Overview

Although its construction started in the 1960s, it wasn't open until 1995, three years after the 1992 Summer Olympics, the event the line was supposed to be already open for, which makes it the second newest metro line in the network (after L11). All of its stations are underground.

Chronology

*1995 - Sant Antoni-Sagrada Família section opened.
*1996 - Sant Antoni-Paral·lel section opened.
*1997 - Sagrada Família-La Pau section opened.
*2002 - La Pau-Pep Ventura section moved from L4 to this line.

Technical details

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* Number of stations: 17
* Type: Conventional metro
* Length: 13,1 km.
* Rolling stock: 2100, 5000 and 9000 series
* Journey time: 24 minutes
* Track gauge: 1.435 metre
* Traction: Electricity
* Power supply: Rigid overhead wire
* Open-air sections: No
* Mobile phone coverage: Partial
* Depots: Verneda (Triangle Ferroviari)
* Operator: TMB

tations

Station and line names shown in italics are planned or under construction additions.
*"Terminal D (L9)"
*"Ciutat Aeroportuària (L9)"
*"Terminals A-B-C (L9)"
*"Sant Cosme (L9)"
*"El Prat Centre (L9)"
*"Estació del Prat (L1, L9, RENFE)"
*"Centre Direccional (L1, L9)"
*"Verge de Montserrat (L9)"
*"Mercabarna (L9)"
*"Parc Logístic (L9)"
*"Fira 2-Pedrosa (L9)"
*"Foc Cisell (L10)"
*"INEF"
*"Fira 1"
*"Poble Sec (L3)"
*Paral·lel Access icon (L3, Funicular de Montjuïc)
*Sant Antoni Access icon
*Universitat Access icon (L1)
*Passeig de Gràcia Access icon (L3, L4, RENFE)
*Tetuan Access icon
*Monumental Access icon
*Sagrada Família Access icon (L5)
*Encants Access icon
*Clot Access icon (L1, RENFE)
*Bac de Roda Access icon
*Sant Martí Access icon
*La Pau Access icon (L4)
*Verneda Access icon
*Artigues-Sant Adrià Access icon
*Sant Roc (T5)Access icon
*Gorg Access icon (T5, "L10")
*Pep Ventura Access icon
*"Badalona Centre (L1)"
*"Casagemes"
*"Canyadó"
*"Morera (L13)"

External links

* [http://www.trenscat.com/tmb/metrol2_ct.html Trenscat.com]